The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1887-10-08
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Misses Virginia and Elsie Bond are Wis
ifing their sister Mrs. w, NJ. Fouk of
Elkton.
Two youths were put off the fair grounds
ON Thursday for selling bogus tickets tor
the grand stand.
DR. j. Hare Taylor dentist Will be at
his otfir in Cecilton on Friday and Situr-
day of next week.
The fifth Maryland Regiment band rem
dered the best music on Friday ever heard
ut the Elkton Fair.
Rev. w. l.. S Murray will preach at
Wesley Chapel tomorrow (Slnday) at 3 r.
NJ. Lovefeast at ..
A lady had her pocketbnok stolen on
Thursday in the farm produce department.
at the Fair. 1t contained so.
Service will be held in the Church Of
the Good Shepherd, Chesapeake City, to-
morrow (Sunday) at $50 p. NJ.
The daily fair News published by Bowen
Bros. of the Delaware Lodg"r, Newark
Del, each day of the fair was bright sheet.
Joseph Stout, an elderly colored man,
was drowned at Town Point wharf on
Thursday of last week by falling ont of his
boat.
Chief of Police George w. France of
Atlantic City, with his wife and son Mr..
Ulysses G. France, this week visited rela-
tives in Elkton.
,,Opu thOSp DraSpnt 'ThurSl1V
,he fair We're Collector Groome, Hon. Hart
H. Nolton aud II. II. Carter, superintendent
of the p. w. 4 B. railroad
David Philips, living near Harrisville,
tins county, died on Tuesday last of pneu-
mouia. He was buried yesterday at the
Friends Meeting House He was about IS
years old.
Tomorrow Sunday Mrs. Seth, known
as Aunty Seth, near Baldwin's mills will
celebrate her Goth birthday. Although
blind she has her faculties and her mind is
AZ clear as ever it was.
Our fellow-townsman William B. Smith
postal inspector in a recent official examine
ton was graded No. in the list of officers.
We congratulate him upon his excellent
record in that department.
Prof w. NJ. Foulk, the efficient teacher
at the Elkton academy for some time has
resigned his position and will leave AS soon
as his SUCCESSOR has been secured. Prof.
Foulk will enter a larger and more attrac-
tive field of labor
Robert Wier, one of the oldest citizens
aor Cecil county, died on Wednesday of old
Age uaar West Nottingham. His funeral
will I've held today at West Nottingham
Church. He was over 96 years old, having
been boru April 1891.
Since the extra meetings have closed at
Glasgow the regular Sunday evening SER
vice is held at Bethel. Morning preaching
at Bethel at 1890, preaching in the aftel-
noon at Glasgow at 3 o'clock.
The ladies' of Bethel NJ. L. church,
Pivot Bridge, will give a Japanese Tea
Party" at Bethel parsonage Thursday even
ing October 13, 1887 Ice cream aud other
refreshments will be served. All are il
vitel.
John Daft, a middle agel man of Pilo'-
ttrwn, Eighth district, was fatally injured on
Wednesday while working in S. Graham 5
eannery, at Conowingo, Cecil county, by a
crane used in the cannery falling on him.
He was so badly hurt that he died a few
honrs after the accident. He leaves a widow
and several children.
The annual Harvest Home festival will
be held at St. Marks chapel near Perryville
on Wednesday, October 18th. Services at
half past 10 A. NJ, and at =, 30 Z. NJ y SER
mon will be preached at the morning ser
vice, and the Holy Communion will be cele-
lbrated. In the afternoon service al ireSSe>
will be made by several of the clergy. The
public are invited, and will be made well
come.
Walter s. Johnson chief of the speci.
police on the fair ground on Thursday ar
rested Walter Scott, youth giving his resi-
dence as No. 20 Peabody street, Baltimore
William O tkes OF st. Georges, Del, and
George II. Goclel of Deer Creek, Hartford
county, Md, DO h testified that Scott at
tempted to steal their pocketbooks, and in
aoth instances the book fell on the ground
Rft " Us CON III ltliulI u 9fbb 10
.swet the charge at the December term o
court.
Will wonders ever cease? VIM. Y
Moore a respectable farmer near Elktor
was persuaded into "A three monte game il
a side show at the Elkton Fair on Friday
He concluded after looking ut the game IL
try his luck thu sharper telling him to keel
dark Mr. Moore actually went to bank
drew out fifteen hundred dollars, returned
to the bunco game and before he knew
where he was lost his money. Query: how
long will it take Mr. Moore to make up til
loss of this large sum with corn at forty
cents bushel That is the problem Mr.
Moore is now probably wrestling with.
The Young Peoples Association of thu
Elkton VI. f. church gave fine public enter
tainment on Wednesday evening. The
church was nicely decorated for the occa
sion The Rev. j. p. Otis presided. a Sc
tect chorus rendered ''Sing On, +. \. Ellis
Esq, prayed and Miss Bessie Terrell sang
solo no Shelter but in Christ" The Rev
Jacob Todd, Of Grace NJ. +. church. deliver
Ell Il very SSle lecture on - W II Al 10 l.td'
and How to Read It." A trio by Misse:
Annie PiersOn, Clara Scott, and Mr. Ed
win V. Hinchliffe, entitled ellis Child Ever
more" concluded the exercises which Were
enjoyable throughout.
James Cummings, a well known citi
zen OF the Eighth district, of this county
died on Sunday night, at his home neal
plottown. Mr.. Cummings was in his usua
health on Sunday and retired about min,
o'clock. HIS family on Monday morning
noticing that he had not risen as early a,
usual found him apparently asleep, but il
was tn sleep of dea.h, which bad suddenl '
come upon HIM in the night. Heart dis
ease is supposed to have caused it. Mr.
Cummings was in his seventy fifth year
wi low still surviving. OF his sons four ar,
resident IN his county. Henry Cumming,
is il thrifty man at Rising Sun. Another
son clerk for Mr.. Ankrlm, a mt reliant o
that place, another, William, Is a wei
known lrneSS maker in Port Deposit and
still younger son who lives at home Mr.
Cummings comes uf Il long lived family hi
mother having lived to he unusual age o
10 ears.